OPENING NOV. 6:
FEMME FATALE A con woman tries to go straight, but her past keeps getting in the way. Rebecca Romijn-Stamos stars, and Antonio Banderas plays her lover. Brian De Palma directs, but the buzz is bad.

OPENING NOV. 8:
8′ MILE Buzz is red-hot for the big-screen debut of rapper Eminem. It’s about a Detroit loser who tries to make something of his life. Kim Basinger plays his mama.

ALL OR NOTHING On the international film scene, few directors are as revered as Mike Leigh. Once again, he turns his camera toward the British working class and tracks the ups and downs of a family. Timothy Spall and Lesley Manville star.

ROGER DODGER Campbell Scott stars as a cynical advertising copywriter who thinks he’s an artist when it comes to manipulating women. New Yorkers are hailing its urbane wit.

SLAP HER, SHE’S FRENCH A French foreign-exchange student comes to a small Texas high school, befriends a classmate and practically takes over her life.

EQUILIBRIUM In the future, all emotions and art are banned so that social control can be maintained. Christian Bale, however, gets a chance to overthrow the system. Taye Diggs and Emily Watson co-star.